"Madonna (entertainer) Madonna Louise Ciccone (; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter, actress and businesswoman. Referred to as the ""Queen of Pop"" since the 1980s, Madonna is known for pushing the boundaries of songwriting in mainstream popular music, as well as imagery in music videos and on stage. She has also frequently reinvented both her music and image while maintaining autonomy within the recording industry. Besides sparking controversy, her works have been praised by music critics. Madonna is often cited as an influence by other artists. Born and raised in Michigan, Madonna moved to New York City in"
"should have been given on exploring her personal life, which would have made the biography compelling. The biography is divided into three parts. The first part is named ""Baptism"" and tells about Madonna's birth in Detroit, Michigan, her early childhood, her time in New York, and her dance degree. It also talks in detail about the release of her first three studio albums—""Madonna"", ""Like a Virgin"" and ""True Blue""—her marriage to actor Sean Penn, and also her foray into films. The middle part, named ""Confession"", starts from the ""Like a Prayer"" era onwards where Madonna has become a global superstar."
"or slander them. The book opens with Madonna's birth, her early years in Michigan, and her 1977 move to New York City where she was involved with modern dance, two pop groups, composing, and releasing her 1983 debut album, ""Madonna"". Her rise to superstardom as a pop icon is chronicled and her cutting edge music videos, albums, first concert tour, film roles, and marriage and divorce to Sean Penn are examined. The book investigates her controversial religious imagery and her erotic productions, ""Erotica"", ""Sex"", and ""Body of Evidence"". The book describes a mellowing in her appearance and provocativeness, and, among"
"promote like Madonna. Describing the thought as ""depressing"", Simone admitted that the process of writing ""nearly drove her insane"". Simone ventured into Madonna's birthplace, Bay City, Michigan where she interviewed different people and came to know about the long-standing debate among its municipality about how to honor the singer, who never accrued any recognition from the mayor of Bay City. Simone documented these instances, while also reflecting on her own career as an Indie rock musician. Titled as ""Madonnaland: And Other Detours in Fame and Fandom"", the book was released on March 1, 2016 by University of Texas Press in"
"the same name as her mother, family members called her ""Little Nonni"". She has two elder brothers, Anthony and Martin, and three younger siblings, Paula, Christopher, and Melanie. Upon being confirmed in the Catholic Church in 1966, she adopted Veronica as a confirmation name. She was raised in the Detroit suburbs of Pontiac and Avon Township (now Rochester Hills). Months before her mother died of breast cancer at age 30 on December 1, 1963, Madonna noticed changes in her behavior and personality, although she did not understand the reason. Her mother was at a loss to explain her medical condition,"
"the World formed in Flint in 1982. They had a Billboard Hot 100 #1 song with ""Oh Sheila"" in 1985. 1960s pop-rock singer Del Shannon came from Coopersville near Grand Rapids. He had the #1 Billboard Hot 100 hit ""Runaway"" in 1961. Singer Madonna, born Madonna Ciccone in Bay City, later living in the Rochester area (and attended the University of Michigan), rose to be considered the ""Queen of Pop"" by many. Her long career began in the early 1980s and she continues to top charts today. Madonna had 12 #1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 including ""Like a"
"non-Indian women. In the autobiographical narrative ""Madonna Swan: A Lakota Woman’s Story"" as told through the author Mark St. Pierre, Madonna Swan relates the stories of her life. Swan was born on the Cheyenne River Reservation to Lakota, Western Sioux parents in 1928. She was the fifth child of ten, of which only five survived to adulthood. Makoka Winge’ Win (Goes Around The World Woman) was her Indian name given to her by her father. Her parents, James Hart Swan and Lucy Josephine High Pine-Swan were born around the turn of the 20th century. Madonna’s father James completed education at"
"Madonna Swan Madonna Mary Swan-Abdalla (September 12, 1928 – 1993) was an American Indian woman Lakota. Born on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in South Dakota, Madonna Swan prevailed over extreme difficulties including the Native American tuberculosis epidemic of the 20th century to lead a fulfilled life. She overcame the terrible conditions of socio-economic deprivation, restricted education, poor health care, and confinement to the Indian tuberculosis sanatorium and the reservation, to attend college, become a Head Start teacher, marry, raise a child, and be named Native American Woman of the Year. Madonna Swan become an inspiration to both Indian and"
"November 29, 1957, in New York City, the daughter of Jane Marie (née Winer) and Leonard Michael Napolitano, who was the dean of the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. Her father was of Italian descent and her mother had German and Austrian ancestry. Napolitano is a Methodist. She is the oldest of three children; she has a younger brother and sister. She was raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she graduated from Sandia High School in Albuquerque in 1975 and was voted Most Likely to Succeed. Napolitano attended Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California,"
"Madonna University Madonna University is an independent, Catholic liberal arts university located in suburban Livonia, Michigan, in western metropolitan Detroit. Conducted by the Felician Sisters, it has extension campuses in Metro Detroit in southwest Detroit, Orchard Lake, and Clinton Township at the Macomb University Center. Madonna University also has a campus at the University Center in Gaylord, about north of Livonia. Though strong in its affiliation with the Catholic Church, the school attracts students and faculty of all faiths. Founded by the Felician Sisters in 1937 as Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary College, the university offers more than 100"
"Lounge and The Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe. Detroit has been the home to several well-known pop artists, including Margaret Whiting, Sonny Bono and Suzi Quatro, who may be best known for her role as Leather Tuscadero on the hit 1970s TV show Happy Days. One of the most famous is Madonna. Although Madonna was born and spent her early summers in Bay City, she was raised outside of Detroit, in Rochester (about 35 miles from Detroit itself) and went to the University of Michigan on a dance scholarship. Several of Madonna's early hits were co-written by ex-boyfriend and fellow Detroit"
"August 2001, at The Palace of Auburn Hills, outside of Madonna's hometown of Detroit was recorded and released in the live video album, ""Drowned World Tour 2001"". On the Buenos Aires stop of her Sticky & Sweet Tour, in December 2008, after performing ""You Must Love Me"", Madonna also performed ""Don't Cry for Me Argentina"" as scenes from ""Evita"" played on the backdrop screens. The performances of both songs in the city were recorded in the live CD-DVD titled, ""Sticky & Sweet Tour"" (2010). The singer once again performed the song in Argentina during The MDNA Tour in December 2012."
"Madonnaland Madonnaland: And Other Detours in Fame and Fandom is a non-fiction book written by American essayist and musician Alina Simone. It is a biographical account about American singer Madonna, as well the author's own analysis of music and pop culture. Upon its release on March 3, 2016 by University of Texas Press, ""Madonnaland"" received positive reviews from critics, who praised her writing and bold subject choice. ""Rolling Stone"" magazine listed it as one of the 10 Best Music Books released in 2016. Consisting of six chapters, ""Madonnaland"" finds Simone visiting Madonna's birthplace, Bay City, Michigan, where she spoke with"
"""Don't Tell Me"", and ""What It Feels Like for a Girl"". The music video of ""What It Feels Like for a Girl"" depicted Madonna committing acts of crime and vandalism, and was banned by MTV and VH1. She first met director Guy Ritchie, who would later become her second husband, in the summer of 1998 and gave birth to their son Rocco John Ritchie on August 11, 2000 in Los Angeles. Rocco and Madonna suffered complications from the birth due to her experiencing placenta praevia. He was christened at Dornoch Cathedral in Dornoch, Scotland, on December 21, 2000. Madonna married"
"Madonna (Madonna album) Madonna (retitled Madonna: The First Album for the 1985 re-release) is the debut album by American singer Madonna, released on July 27, 1983 by Sire Records. After having established herself as a singer in downtown New York City, Madonna was signed by Sire president Seymour Stein, due to the success of her debut single, ""Everybody"" (1982). She became the sole writer for most of the album's tracks, and chose Reggie Lucas as its primary producer. Unhappy with Lucas's production outputs, she invited John ""Jellybean"" Benitez to complete the album, who remixed three tracks and produced ""Holiday"". ""Madonna"""
"largest music school west of Chicago. Her middle name reflects the year of her birth, the hundredth anniversary of the founding of the United States of America. Born July 1876 in Nebraska, she grew up first in Arlington, Oregon and then in Blaine, Washington, as the daughter of the town's first mayor, lawyer Nathan Arlington Cornish. In her early teens, she lived about half a year in Portland, Oregon, where she studied piano under Ebenezer Cook, a teacher of strong local reputation. Shortly after, her father's fortunes and her mother's health began to fail. Her parents moved to Spokane, Washington,"
"Madonna Tassi Madonna Tassi is a Canadian vocalist. Her first album with IMMI Records of Knoxville, Tennessee, the 13-cut ""Man Of My Dreams"", was released April 26, 2005. ""My Mother"" is the album's lead single, which she co-wrote with her regular producer, Antonio Pulsone. It was produced by award-winning record producer Norro Wilson. Born and raised in Newfoundland and Labrador, Tassi, and the youngest in a family of 15 children, has been performing publicly since she was five, beginning as a member of the Hagerty Family group. She fronted her own band when she was 13. She later moved to"
"book is divided into six chapters: It begins with author Alina Simone walking around Bay City, Michigan and pondering why there was not a single commemoration to be found in the city about Madonna, who was born there. Simone's research began from that point and the essay continues analyzing Bay City and its culture. In the next chapter the author moves on to talk about 1980s music, Madonna's contribution and popularity after the release of albums, ""Like a Virgin"" (1984) and ""True Blue"" (1986). One of the questions reiterated by Simone is about the singer's legacy and what would happen"
"Madonna's descent back down the mountain. After a 26 kilometer journey ranging from around 2 or 3 am, up until when the people return, all those who had come down the mountain create a procession through the tight cobblestoned streets of Sanza, singing loudly and continuing to carry La Madonna. <BR> Sanza Sanza is a town and ""comune"" in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southern Italy. It is a small town placed on a hill surrounded by lots of mountains. In ancient times it was protected by walls and there were few gates to access the"
"Cinema Arts students also produce a television show, ""Celebrate Michigan"", which airs on MyTV20 in the Detroit area. Madonna University Madonna University is an independent, Catholic liberal arts university located in suburban Livonia, Michigan, in western metropolitan Detroit. Conducted by the Felician Sisters, it has extension campuses in Metro Detroit in southwest Detroit, Orchard Lake, and Clinton Township at the Macomb University Center. Madonna University also has a campus at the University Center in Gaylord, about north of Livonia. Though strong in its affiliation with the Catholic Church, the school attracts students and faculty of all faiths. Founded by the"
"in Milanese dialect. The presenter is Tony Martucci historical event, with Liliana Feldmann in the years 1992 and 1993, with Roberta Potrich in the years 2004 and 2005. Giovanni D'Anzi Giovanni D'Anzi (1 January 1906 – 15 April 1974) was an Italian songwriter. D'Anzi was born in Milan. In 1935 he wrote music and lyrics of ""O mia bela Madonina"" (""My beautiful little Madonna""), a song dedicated to his hometown which soon became very popular and a sort of unofficial city anthem. Between the 1930s and 1950s Giovanni D'Anzi and Alfredo Bracchi formed a very prolific pair of songwriters. They"
"same New York City district that Madonna once lived in. Evelyne was always told that she looked like Madonna, but it wasn't until 2003 that she first performed as Madonna in Purley, Surrey. Evelyne worked in promotions and waitressing, as well as studying at the New York School of Music and Television. Evelyne was in the Bottom Two in Week One, and was Eliminated Week Two. Greg was a 41-year-old Rod Stewart tribute act. Since leaving school Greg had worked as a butcher and in a hairdressing apprenticeship. Greg's talent was first spotted by an ex-girlfriend when she heard him"
"was harmless, Maggiore had not taken medication to reduce the risk of transmission of HIV to her daughter during pregnancy, and she did not have Eliza Jane tested for HIV during her daughter's lifetime. Maggiore herself died on December 27, 2008 after suffering from AIDS-related conditions. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Maggiore grew up in Southern California. After graduating with honors from Reseda High School, she worked in advertising and marketing in Los Angeles, California until 1984. She traveled through Europe and North Africa in 1984 before settling in Florence, Italy, where she lived from 1985 to 1987. In the late"
"States with her parents, Domenico Savarino (1885–1960) and Vincenza Diecidue Savarino (1885–1930), in 1921. Upon their arrival in the United States, the Savarino family first settled in eastern Ohio, in the small coal mining community of Harpersville, Smithfield Township, Jefferson County. A few years later, the family relocated to the Elm Grove area of Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia. Vincenzo ""James"" Bavuso and Josephine Savarino married in 1928 in Wheeling and later relocated to California, Washington County in Western Pennsylvania where their children—Samuel, Dominick, Theresa (Montana's mother), Virginia and Patricia Bavuso — were born and raised. Montana expressed an early"
"Ontario and became prominent as a jingle singer in Toronto's thriving commercial music scene. Her first nationally broadcast single was ""My Heart's An Open Invitation."" Madonna Tassi Madonna Tassi is a Canadian vocalist. Her first album with IMMI Records of Knoxville, Tennessee, the 13-cut ""Man Of My Dreams"", was released April 26, 2005. ""My Mother"" is the album's lead single, which she co-wrote with her regular producer, Antonio Pulsone. It was produced by award-winning record producer Norro Wilson. Born and raised in Newfoundland and Labrador, Tassi, and the youngest in a family of 15 children, has been performing publicly since"
"Paul Madonna Paul Madonna (born 1972) is an American artist. Paul Madonna grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. While still in high school he began attending art classes at Carnegie-Mellon University, where he went on to complete a B.F.A. in 1994. During his senior year of college, Madonna became the first art intern ever taken in by ""Mad"" magazine. Upon graduation, he moved to San Francisco and began making minicomics, which he left in public places for free. In 2003, Madonna created ""All Over Coffee"", which was picked up by the ""San Francisco Chronicle"" in 2004. The series ran for twelve"
"other artist in history. In 2008, ""Billboard"" ranked her at number two, behind the Beatles, on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists, making her the most successful solo artist in the chart's history. In 2016, the magazine listed her as the Greatest Dance Club Songs Artist of All Time. At the 40th anniversary of Germany's GfK Media Control Charts, Madonna was listed as the most successful singles artist in the chart's history. Films starred Films directed Madonna (entertainer) Madonna Louise Ciccone (; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter, actress and businesswoman. Referred to as the ""Queen of"
"Madonna: Truth or Dare Madonna: Truth or Dare (known as In Bed with Madonna outside of North America) is a 1991 American documentary film chronicling the life of American singer and songwriter Madonna during her 1990 Blond Ambition World Tour. The film was generally well received by critics and was successful at the box office with a worldwide gross of $29,012,935 (an estimated $ million in dollars). It remained the highest-grossing documentary of all time, until ""Bowling for Columbine"" surpassed it in 2002. It was screened out of competition at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. In 2005, Madonna produced another"
"as the most anticipated album of 2012. The promotional activities for ""MDNA"" began with Madonna performing at the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show on February 5, 2012, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The show was conceptualized by Cirque Du Soleil and Madonna's longtime collaborator Jamie King, along with visual media group Moment Factory enlisted. The performance featured 17 dancers, 20 dancing dolls, a 200-member church choir, and a drum line consisting of 100 percussionists. Total 36 image projectors were used for the lighting and visuals. The show began with Madonna being carried into the stadium by 150 bearers."
""""", filmed in Turin, Italy, on September 4, 1987. For the Blond Ambition World Tour in 1990, Madonna and her supporting dancers Niki Haris and Donna De Lory were dressed as old women in fluffy dressing gowns with dollar signs and curling pins in their hair. Singing the song with a strong mid-western accent, they got up and revealed a frivolish pink dress underneath their gown, in which they danced around. On some dates Madonna replaced the words ""experience has made me rich"" with ""experience has made me a bitch"". After singing, she produced dollar bills out of her corsage"
"Diana Ross Diana Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer, actress, and record producer. Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Ross rose to fame as the lead singer of the vocal group the Supremes, which, during the 1960s, became Motown's most successful act, and are the best charting girl group in US history, as well as one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. The group released a record-setting twelve number-one hit singles on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100, including ""Where Did Our Love Go"", ""Baby Love"", ""Come See About Me"", ""Stop! In the Name of"
"her Golden Globe Award-winning musical film portrayal of Eva Peron, and her high-grossing Drowned World Tour. The births of daughter Lourdes and son Rocco, and her marriage to second husband Guy Ritchie, are chronicled. American journalist and celebrity biographer John Randall Taraborrelli first met Madonna at a press conference in 1983. She spoke of her youthful struggles before the release of her debut album, and of her belief that she would someday enjoy great success as the ""century's biggest star"". Taraborrelli thought her brash, cocky, petulant, self-indulgent, and a mediocre beauty with a voice to match. Taraborrelli was proven wrong,"
"preserved on DVD. Life Timeline 22 January 1922 is born in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 1923 is named the most beautiful child in a baby show 1925 is designated best dancer in an operetta at age 5 ? is named foremost dancer at the Enchanted Island of Chicago’s Century of Progress exhibition ? is on stage at a Chicago playhouse in everything from The Wild Duck to Long Voyage Home 1940 is crowned “Ad Queen of Chicago” by the Chicago Federated Advertising Club. As a reward, she is sent to Hollywood with a scholarship to study at Max Reinhardt’s workshop"